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Similarities and Differences between Society in Orwell's "1984" and Huxley's "Brave New World" ?What are the most striking similarities and differences between society in Orwell's 1984 and Huxley's Brave New World ?
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I think the most obvious similarity is the way both of them treat both the past and language. The past is probably the more obvious. "Who controls the present controls the past; who...
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Another contrast in society is the way in which it is controlled.
In 1984 people are controlled through fear and repression. People are punished if they get out of line. There is...
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